# NTSB NYC73DID13: Cessa 170B, N8129A, Portsmouth, VA, December 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1972
- Place: Portsmouth, VA · PORTSMOUTH, VA
- Location: 36.8354° N, 76.2983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portsmouth, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8354&lon=-76.2983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DID13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DID13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3442   72/12/3   PORTSMOUTH,VA       CESSA 170B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 682
        TIME - 1100                    N8129A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTSMOUTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTSMOUTH,VA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- PREVIOUS LANDINGS MADE WITH ZERO FLAPS,THIS LANDING USED FULL FLAPS IN GUSTING CONDITIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8129A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSA 170B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Portsmouth

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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